Urban Initiatives Scotswood Regeneration scheme has been hailed as one of the world’s most innovative infrastructure projects. It features as one of seven UK schemes in a KPMG Infrastructure 100, a league table showcasing the best projects in the world.

The Scotswood scheme aims to bring new jobs and 1,800 new homes to a 60-hectare site in Newcastle’s West End.

Urban Initiatives completed an Outline Planning Application in 2007 including the planning, transport and design and access statements and inputs into the Environmental Impact Assessment. This led to a successful consent in ten weeks. The Scotswood Masterplan received the full support of CABE and English Partnerships and won the Francis Tibbalds Urban Design Award 2009. Urban Initiatives were retained to produce a comprehensive set of Design Codes and Development Guidance, to run an international Architectural Competition in partnership with RIBA to generate new innovative forms of row houses and to support Newcastle City Council through the CPO and developer procurement process.

The schemes is now being co-ordinated by New Tyne West Development Company (NTWDC), a public-private partnership of the City Council and builders Barratt Homes, Yuill Homes and Keepmoat Homes. The first phase of work currently on site.